Boston ferries to the rescue once more... off to Spectacle Island to stretch our legs. Great to see the Tall ships on our ride over.
Spectacle Island has an incredible history. Starting off as a garbage dump for the indigenous peoples who created a huge midden of shells. It became at various times a farming community, a quarantine hospital, a glue factory, a holiday resort and finally a garbage dump.
Apart from the occasional warning about asbestos it is hard to imagine that this beautiful spot was until fairly recently "a stinking mess"
The "Big Dig" came to the rescue. City leaders had decided to demolish an overhead road and put it underground. They needed somewhere to put the fill and also a way to solve the garbage problem on Spectacle island. Solution dump 3.7 million cu. yds. of soil so raising the island’s height by approximately 55 ft and creating the beauty spot we see today.
One of the delights of the walk was to discover all of the Sea Glass and washed up wonders. Reminded me of the Queen Charlotte Islands in Canada where we discovered thousands of thongs (flip flops).
You can read all about the transformation of Spectacle Island Click here.
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